rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
settlement; solution; resolution
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
secondary; of secondary importance
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to become hoarse; to become husky
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
duty; obligation; responsibility
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
objection; dissent; protest